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7 series-hybrid Solaris buses to Z?bkowice ?l?skie; supercaps for energy storage

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Solaris will supply seven Urbino 12 series-hybrid buses to Z?bkowice skie, Poland by 31 July 2020. The seven 12-meter buses feature a series-hybrid drive consisting of a 120 kW electric motor and a 151 kW diesel engine meeting the highly restrictive Euro 6 standards. Passengers will be guaranteed 37 seats on a bus.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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In Germany, all Mercedes-Benz plants will be supplied with CO 2 -neutral energy. Today, new plants in Europe are already planned with a CO2-neutral energy supply from the start. As part of the electric offensive, Mercedes-Benz Cars counts on local emission-free vehicles. The decision also fits with our overall strategy.

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Volkswagen striving to make production of the electric ID. carbon-neutral

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The production of an electric vehicle currently generates significantly more CO 2 than that of cars with a combustion engine—around 150% on average. This will be made possible, among other things, by the consistent avoidance and reduction of CO 2 emissions in the supply chain. LG Chem is supplying the cells for the ID.,

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Krakow orders 30 Mercedes-Benz Citaro hybrid buses

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liter OM 936 h engine with 220 kW (299 hp); a 14 kW electric motor; and a 6-speed automatic transmission. At the beginning of May, a contract for the supply of 46 Mercedes-Benz Citaro buses was signed between the Gdansk public transport authority GAiT (Gdanskie Autobusy i Tramwaje) and Daimler Buses. The Citaro hybrid features a 7.7-liter

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CLEPA study: EV-only approach would lead to the loss of half a million supplier jobs in the EU

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501,000 auto supplier jobs in Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) powertrain components production are expected to become obsolete if technology is phased-out by 2035 (84% of current ICE jobs). The study is also the first to evaluate the impact of different policy pathways to reach Green Deal objectives with a focus on automotive suppliers.

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EU new-car market suffers worst performance in over two years

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Only Poland was able to post an improvement, up 2.5%. Elsewhere, Poland (up 14.8%), Romania (up 8%), Portugal (up 2.5%), the Czech Republic (up 2.3%) and Denmark (up 1.5%) saw growth. Yet, BEV volumes in Denmark jumped by 50.8%, as Portugal (up 9.5%), Spain (up 2.5%) and Poland (1%) posted growth. respectively. PHEVs in a panic?

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants to source electricity from German wind farms

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Norwegian energy provider Statkraft supplies the renewable energy from six community-owned wind farms. The power will be used to supply the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen as well as to the German battery production locations such as Kamenz and Stuttgart-Untertürkheim. Carbon-neutral energy supply of the German Mercedes-Benz Cars plants.

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